Obs and nowcast Major Nor'easter near blizzard Sunday afternoon Jan 31 - Sunrise Wednesday Feb 3

[MJO812]

The  bands that are coming into the area look insane

[dave0176]

  On 2/1/2021 at 2:06 PM, nflwxman said:

Any one have observations from the New Brunswick area? The radar there is insane and the HRRR is spitting out 6" hour rates.

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Still snowing good here NB but a lot sleet has since mixed in

[sussexcountyobs]

Just measured 7" at 9am.

1 inch in past hour.

Heavy snow. 18.7°

[SACRUS]

  On 2/1/2021 at 2:06 PM, nflwxman said:

Any one have observations from the New Brunswick area? The radar there is insane and the HRRR is spitting out 6" hour rates.

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Heavy snow between 7 - 9 OTG from a nephew in East Brunswick a mile away.  May mix with sleet for a period as the intensity lightens up but heavier snow building back NW again,

[donsutherland1]

9:07 AM: Very light wind-driven snow in Larchmont, NY. Waiting patiently for what lies ahead.

[NorthShoreWx]

  On 2/1/2021 at 1:49 PM, psv88 said:

Your temps falling back at all? I’ve lost a degree in the last hour 

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Temp maxed at 29.4 at 8:30 here and back to 28.9 a half hour later.  6" on the snow stake but that isn't "official" measurement due to the grass.  Official could be slightly less.

[jm1220]

Back down to 28 here. 

[hooralph]

From about an hour ago when I measured 5". Snow has picked up substantially since then. Great snow growth. 

 

[EasternLI]

Radar is sick. NAM was bonkers. Intensity slowly ramping up here. Looking great. 

[jm1220]

There must be crazy snow rates moving into southern Nassau and Queens. Wow

[Poker2015]

9 and change in Branchburg as of 15 mins ago. Probably over 10 now at the rate it's coming down...huge flakes

[eduggs]

Visibility already down below 1/4 mi in Montville, NJ, although that's partly due to the gusty winds and blowing snow. The temperature has begun to tick down after rising for 12 hours or so. 

[ForestHillWx]

Measured 9.5” in a sheltered spot at 8:45. Heavy snow now. 

[sussexcountyobs]

From this point on, accurate measurements will be hard for most everyone. I will try to measure every hour to be as accurate as I can. Wind has picked up here a bit, but nothing to write home about.

[BxEngine]

Going to shovel and take my first jebwalk of the storm....

[eduggs]

  On 2/1/2021 at 2:14 PM, Poker2015 said:

9 and change in Branchburg as of 15 mins ago. Probably over 10 now at the rate it's coming down...huge flakes

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Huge flakes look awesome and accumulate quickly. But judging by the radar presentation they probably also indicate a warm layer around 850mb causing a little melting and then clumping of the flakes. Great lift in your area so the snow column should hold or even cool slightly.

[dave0176]

Weird setup here in New Brunswick down on Jersey Ave it’s 50/50 snow sleet just up the road on somerset street is almost all heavy snow

[EasternLI]

What are winds looking like? Seems pretty gusty already. 

[Nibor]

  On 2/1/2021 at 2:13 PM, jm1220 said:

There must be crazy snow rates moving into southern Nassau and Queens. Wow

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Heavy wind blown snow right now. 

[SnoSki14]

I'm in Somerset and it's nuts out there.

Some sleet mixes in from time to time but mostly very heavy snow.

[Santa Claus]

if Piscataway isn't meeting blizzard criteria it's damn close.  the spirit is there.  huge flakes too.  real paste job in progress.

[Dark Star]

7.25" in central Union County NJ at 9:15 AM.  Snowfall rates have just increased...

[LibertyBell]

  On 2/1/2021 at 2:13 PM, jm1220 said:

There must be crazy snow rates moving into southern Nassau and Queens. Wow

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it's pretty good, but this is no PD2 lol, we'll see if it can ramp up more.

[Jt17]

  On 2/1/2021 at 2:25 PM, sussexcountyobs said:

Just was watching Jen Carfagno on WC. ( SO HOT!) She is in Madison Square Park in NYC. Not sure where that is? But anyway, it is snowing so much heavier here than there. 

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You keep saying that but the returns say otherwise. I'm here in queens and it's puking snow. I think the camera can make it look like it's snowing more or less heavily than it actually is depending on a few various factors...

[jaysoner]

Nice banding setting up in north-central New Jersey. I really hope it makes its way up another 10-20 miles to at least southern Bergen county 

[LibertyBell]

  On 2/1/2021 at 2:25 PM, sussexcountyobs said:

Just was watching Jen Carfagno on WC. ( SO HOT!) She is in Madison Square Park in NYC. Not sure where that is? But anyway, it is snowing so much heavier here than there. 

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they should rename that place to Madison Square Garden and get rid of that other dump with that name.

[LibertyBell]

  On 2/1/2021 at 2:27 PM, Jt17 said:

You keep saying that but the returns say otherwise. I'm here in queens and it's puking snow. I think the camera can make it look like it's snowing more or less heavily than it actually is depending on a few various factors...

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when you have large buildings around you it can cause a misconception of snowfall rates.

that park is in the Flatiron District

[sussexcountyobs]

  On 2/1/2021 at 2:27 PM, Jt17 said:

You keep saying that but the returns say otherwise. I'm here in queens and it's puking snow. I think the camera can make it look like it's snowing more or less heavily than it actually is depending on a few various factors...

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I've only said it once. But, it could be camera thing? But I doubt it. Watch it live yourself.

[Jt17]

  On 2/1/2021 at 2:29 PM, LibertyBell said:

when you have large buildings around you it can cause a misconception of snowfall rates.

that park is in the Flatiron District

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Yep, there's a shake shack in the park lol

[jm1220]

Up to about 6" now, some places slightly more, some less. Wind's picking up pretty significantly and starting to blow the snow around. Light to borderline moderate I'd say